All 7 Uses of
beckon
in
Sweet Far Thing
- April is nearly upon us; May beckons.
Chpt 1 *beckons = calls
- She beckons me to follow, but I cannot keep pace; my feet are as heavy as lead and I can't see.
Chpt 1beckons = calls (to follow by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- The floating lights that live in the forest beckon for us to follow.
Chpt 2beckon = call (figuratively by being desirable)
- The lady in lavender beckons to me from her cloak of London fog.
Chpt 2beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- The mist parts; the gate to the Winterlands beckons.
Chpt 3beckons = calls (figuratively by being desirable)
- Shock registers on McCleethy's face as the horrible man crooks a finger to beckon her.
Chpt 3beckon = call (to come nearer by using a hand gesture)
- In the distance, the shadows of the Winterlands beckon.
Chpt 4beckon = call (figuratively by being desirable)
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.